63 garden recipes

Vegetable risotto cooked in a wok with toasted walnuts, black olives, tomatoes, corn, and peas in vegetable stock. A hearty vegan one-pot rice dish loaded with garden vegetables.

Moist zucchini bread packed with crunchy walnuts, plump raisins, and warm cinnamon spice. This easy quick bread turns garden zucchini into tender loaves perfect for breakfast or snacking.

Maritime-style seafood chowder brimming with mixed seafood, garden vegetables, and a splash of wine in a creamy bacon-kissed broth that freezes beautifully for make-ahead meals.

Garden-fresh vegetable soup with Roma tomatoes, new potatoes, corn cut from the cob, and a bouquet garni of oregano, parsley, and lemon zest. Ready in 30 minutes.

Classic Italian minestrone soup with kidney beans, cabbage, zucchini, green beans, and elbow pasta in a tomato-rich beef broth. A garden-vegetable soup built for cold nights.

A layered casserole of spiced tomatoes, sweet corn, bell pepper, and onion with breadcrumbs and melted cheese baked until bubbly and golden. The ultimate garden-to-table side dish.

Moist chocolate zucchini cake packed with wheat germ, cocoa, warm spices, and semi-sweet chocolate chunks. The sneakiest way to use up garden zucchini in a rich bundt cake.

A vegetable-loaded Italian minestrone with eggplant, beans, spinach, cabbage, and pasta, finished with a swirl of homemade pesto alla Genovese. Rustic, hearty, and full of garden-fresh flavor.

Chocolate zucchini bread is a moist, cocoa-rich quick bread that hides shredded zucchini in a tender chocolate crumb. The summer garden trick that turns oversized squash into dessert.

Southern shrimp and okra soup with fresh tomatoes, corn cut off the cob, and a touch of cayenne. A light, brothy bowl packed with garden vegetables ready in 30 minutes.

Risotto primavera packs spring vegetables into creamy arborio rice: green beans, peas, asparagus, artichokes, carrots, and tomatoes folded in stages, finished with butter and Parmigiano. The garden in a bowl.

Loaded zucchini bread bursting with crushed pineapple, plump raisins, crunchy nuts, and warm cinnamon-nutmeg spice. This garden-to-loaf recipe makes two generous loaves that stay incredibly moist for days.

Bread-and-butter pickled zucchini turns a garden glut into 36 sweet-tart jars. Mustard seed, celery seed, and turmeric build the classic bread-and-butter spice profile around sliced zucchini and onion.

Garden-loaded ratatouille sauce with eggplant, zucchini, bell peppers, and sweet potato tossed with ziti and showered in fresh basil and mint. A vibrant, plant-based pasta that eats like a celebration of summer produce.

Quick chocolate zucchini picnic cake: devil's food cake mix supercharged with shredded zucchini, chocolate pudding mix, walnuts, and coconut. One bowl, no frosting, travels like a champ. Garden abundance meets chocolate cake in the best way.